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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Sure, some years you get a class that is more unprepared and some years, you get all the strong students.

But that happens in EVERY kindergarten. The kids are 5. There's only so much range of prior preparation they can have.

You can't reuse the same centers and activities you used for your superstars last year, but all across your school, district, state and country there are teachers who have underprepared K students and you can use their lesson plans. And in one more year you will either have well prepared or underprepared K students and you can reuse on or the other's plans.

There's only so much range. Kids don't change that much. [/quote]

I haven't taught in many years, but I remember enough to know that this poster has never taught K.  I cannot imagine ever using someone else's lesson plans, either.  Ideas?  Yes.  Plans--absolutely not.

And, FWIW, when I taught K, there was no pressure like there is today--and, I still spent lots of time preparing.  I know it takes more time now than it did then.  The difference in preparing for K and in higher level grades, is that most of the prep needs to be done AT school.

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